Serbian gang leader captured in Istanbul

Serbian gang leader Zeljko Bojanic, sought by Interpol with a red notice, has been detained in Istanbul.

The drug lord code-named Boris was caught in Sarıyer district on suspicion of murdering a Serbian national, Rosto Mijonovik.

The Istanbul Organized Crime Branch Office started work on the suspicion that the body may have been buried in the garden of his house.

No trace of the victim could be found during the work that continued throughout the day. However, the search efforts are to continue on Nov. 7 to trace the murder.

The drug lord was determined to have entered the country with a fake passport under the name Andelew Belchew Jordan.